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Malice
or aforethought. It is either express, as when one with a sedate and deliberate mind and formed design kills another, which formed design is evidenced by certain circumstances discovering such intentions, as lying in wait, antecedent menaces,
electric chair
a device used for execution of criminals consisting of a specially designed chair in which the victim is killed by passing a large current of electricity through the body This method of killing is called electrocution
Giganticide
The act of killing or one who kills a giant
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mousetrap
Any device that catches and usually kills mice They are of various designs the most common being a stiff loop of wire mounted on a
Adultery
another in the act of adultery with his wife, see Rex v. Greening, (1913) 3 KB 846, and kills him or her, in the first transport of passion, he is only guilty of manslaughter, and this has
Animals
stray dogs, see DOG. Malicious Damage. By the Malicious Damage Act, 1861, s. 40, the unlawful and malicious killing, maiming, or wounding of cattle is made a felony. And by s. 41, the unlawful and malicious killing
Cattle
and swine.' See Dog. As to larceny of cattle, see Larceny Act, 1916, s. 3, and as to killing cattle, etc., with intent to steal the carcase, skin, or any part of the animal killed, see s.
Deodand
the following extraordinary distinction, that no deodand was due where an infant under the age of discretion was killed by a fall from a cart or horse or the like, not being in motion, whereas if an
fratricide
fratricide [Middle French, from Latin fratricida, from fratr- frater brother + -cida killing] 1 : one that murders or kills his or her own brother or sister or an individual (as
Butcher
One who slaughters animals or dresses their flesh for market one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food
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